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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MY 2 boys love Sidwell and have wonderful supportive friends.   My boys feel like a member of a community. The classes are hard, but they are learning a lot ( middle school and upper school). The actual content of their classes is incredible and they are never bored.   The teachers have very high standards and there is grade deflation ( compared to public school where their older sister got straight As with what now seems like very little effort). At Sidwell there is lots of homework. I would say about 2 hours for MS and 3-4 hours plus some weekend time for US for my kids.  We have no tutors. I personally feel like the homework level could  be reduced without sacrificing rigor.  My boys do feel stressed at times, but the main competition is with themselves, not with other students. As far as I know, they have no idea what grades other students get, except maybe for their closest friends.  The school culture, at least for my kids classes does not include comparing grades.  I can honestly say that both boys have classes that have inspired them.  As to joy, they have a blast with sports, music, art, school plays, all the out of town trips and wonderful field trips. What I personally love about the school is that the time in organized so they can do everything, including private music lessons, drama, clubs, and sports at school and there is no need to drive all over the place. The schedule is organized so kids can be active on a lot of fronts at the same time.  The food is great. My kids love having yummy lunch with friends.  At home we still try to encourage them to go to bed as early as possible because they are so busy.  Finally, they do get nice vacation breaks, and in US a study week before exams. My boys are great students, but not perfectionists, so they shrug off some of the academic pressure.  On the other hand, Sidwell might not be a good fit for an anxious, perfectionistic child.[/quote]

agree, the extracurriculars (besides any travel team) onsite, at school make our life tons easier. 
can't remember how many times we were late to a swim club signup and got our last pick time... Ugh.. [/quote]

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